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Hayward, Gobert, Mitchell (2011–2022)2017–18 Utah Jazz
Gordon Hayward left for Boston on July 4, 2017 and the season was widely written off before it started. It began the way the pessimists expected: an injury to Rudy Gobert and a shortage of scoring left the Jazz 17–21 at the end of December.
29 in, 9 out. Every move the record shows for this season, with the reason where a source gives one. Where no reason is documented, the entry says nothing rather than guess.
In
29 ARRIVED2017 NBA draft first round pick (#30 overall)
Josh Hart
2017 NBA draft first round pick (#24 overall)
Tyler Lydon never played a minute for the club
2017 NBA draft second round pick (#55 overall)
- Utah took him 55th overall in 2017 and he went to Europe instead. Two years later he bought out Olympiacos and signed with the Jazz on July 19, 2019.
- Led Gonzaga to the 2017 NCAA championship game and was a consensus All-American.
2017 NBA draft second round pick (#42 overall)
Thomas Bryant never played a minute for the club
team tendered $2.7M qualifying offer, making player a restricted free agent
trade with Timberwolves
- Minnesota traded him to Utah for a first-round pick on June 30, 2017, clearing Timberwolves cap space hours before free agency. Two years later Utah acquired Mike Conley and Rubio signed a three-year deal with Phoenix.
- Was named MVP of the 2019 FIBA World Cup as Spain won gold.
- Background: 30 June 2017: Minnesota traded him to Utah for a protected 2018 first-round pick (originally Oklahoma City's). Official press release on NBA.com. source
- the club gave up: draft pick(s) (first round pick protected top 14 in 2018-20, else 2020 second round pick and 2021 second round pick) (2018 #20-Josh Okogie)
signed first round pick to a 2-year, $5.7M contract with a 2-year team option
- Denver drafted him 13th overall in 2017 and traded him to Utah the same night for Trey Lyles. Five seasons later, on September 1, 2022, the rebuilding Jazz sent him to Cleveland for Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Ochai Agbaji, three unprotected first-rounders and two swaps.
- Scored 57 points in a 2020 playoff game against Denver — a franchise playoff record.
signed first round pick to a 2-year $3.1M contract with a 2-year team option
- Utah sent the 30th and 42nd picks to the Lakers to move up for him at No. 28 in 2017. On draft night 2020 the Jazz shipped him and the 38th pick to Detroit for cash, clearing salary to re-sign Jordan Clarkson.
- Won the 2017 NCAA championship with North Carolina months before being drafted.
- Background: IN UTAH: he signed his contract on 5 July 2017; debut on 5 November 2017 against Houston. Only 9 games in his first season, sent down to the Salt Lake City Stars (G-League), where he scored 20 points in his debut. By 2019-20 he was a rotation player: 58 games. source
- ARRIVAL — the mechanics, 22 June 2017: the Utah Jazz acquired the rights to pick No. 28 (Tony Bradley) from the Los Angeles Lakers for the rights to No. 30 (Josh Hart) and No. 42 (Thomas Bryant). That is, Utah MOVED UP two spots and paid for it with two picks — he was not simply 'taken by the Lakers and traded'. source
- ARRIVAL — confirmation from a second source (Woj/Hoops Rumors): the Jazz sent No. 30 and No. 42 to the Lakers for No. 28 and selected the UNC center. That was their SECOND move up that evening — earlier they had sent Trey Lyles to Denver to climb from No. 24 to No. 13 and take Donovan Mitchell. source
signed unrestricted free agent to a 2-year, $8.2M contract
- He signed a two-year deal on July 17, 2017 as Utah rebuilt its frontcourt after Gordon Hayward left. The second season was not guaranteed, and on July 7, 2018 the Jazz waived him rather than commit $4.2 million.
- One of the few Swedish players to have a substantial NBA career.
- Background: Officially signed by the Utah Jazz on July 17, 2017. source
- THE ARRIVAL: free agent. His contract with the Boston Celtics expired in the summer of 2017 and Boston renounced his rights while clearing payroll for Gordon Hayward's max deal. On July 15-17, 2017 he agreed with Utah on a two-year, $8.2 million deal (Woj). source
signed unrestricted free agent to a 2-year, $10.5M contract
- He signed a two-year, $10.5 million deal on July 18, 2017 and at 33 produced his best offensive numbers in nearly a decade. A right MCL injury ended his first season in January 2018 and required surgery. The contract then expired and he left as a free agent.
- Was the first Swiss-born player to appear in the NBA.
- Background: Second source for the amount and years: NBC Sports, 12 July 2017 — 'two-year $10.5 million contract'. source
- ARRIVAL: a 2-year, 10.5 million dollar contract, agreed 12 July 2017, officially announced by the club on 18 July 2017. He came from the Atlanta Hawks. The Jazz's motive was defense — Quin Snyder was building a top defensive roster (Ekpe Udoh also arrived that same summer). source
signed free agent to a 3-year $3.8M contract
- He had signed with Zalgiris Kaunas but never played a game there — an NBA exception in that contract let Utah sign him after summer league. Five seasons later, on June 30, 2022, the club opened its teardown by trading him to Brooklyn for a first-round pick, wanting future trade capital and a roster spot.
- Played 370 games for the Jazz after going undrafted, one of the franchise's best free-agent finds.
- Background: 30 June 2022: traded to Brooklyn for a 2023 first-round pick (the worst of Brooklyn's, Houston's and Philadelphia's). source
signed unrestricted free agent to a 2-year $6.5M contract
- He left Fenerbahce as the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four MVP and signed a two-year, $6.5 million deal with Utah on July 21, 2017. The contract ran out after two seasons of deep-bench minutes and he moved to the Beijing Ducks.
- Was named EuroLeague MVP and Defensive Player of the Year with Fenerbahce before returning to the NBA.
- Background: He comes directly from Fenerbahce, where he wins the 2017 EuroLeague and is Final Four MVP 2017 + All-EuroLeague First Team. He leaves the Turkish club on 14 July 2017 to return to the NBA. source
signed free agent to a two way contract
Eric Griffin never played a minute for the club
re-signed restricted free agent to a 4-year $52M contract
signed free agent to a 2-year / two way contract
- He signed a two-way contract on September 13, 2017 and appeared in five games before the Jazz waived him on December 22 — the end of his NBA account.
- Once scored 53 points in a Division I game for South Dakota State.
signed free agent
Naz Long
signed free agent
Taylor Braun never played a minute for the club
signed free agent
Torian Graham never played a minute for the club
signed free agent
Kendall Pollard never played a minute for the club
signed free agent to a two way contract
- He signed a two-way contract on December 21, 2017, the day after his 24th birthday, taking the roster spot Eric Griffin had left.
- Came out of Louisiana Tech, the program that produced Karl Malone and Paul Millsap.
signed free agent to a two way contract
Naz Long
signed free agent to a two way contract
Shawn Long never played a minute for the club
signed free agent to a two way contract
- Utah signed him to a two-way deal on January 14, 2018 and he grew into a reliable stretch forward over four seasons before leaving for Philadelphia. Boston sent him back in an August 2025 salary dump, and a foot injury kept him off the floor until the February 2026 Memphis trade.
- Was Big 12 Player of the Year at Iowa State in 2016.
- Background: The date January 14, 2018 and the fact that Utah waived his Iowa State teammate Naz Mitrou-Long a day earlier to open the two-way slot. Niang quote: "I'm really excited. Whenever you have a chance to join an organization that values good basketball and high IQ basketball, you have to be excited." source
- HOW HE CAME (first stint): Indiana drafts him 50th in 2016 and releases him after his rookie year. In 2017-18 he plays in the G-League for the Santa Cruz Warriors — 26 games (all as a starter), 18.4 pts, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists. Utah signs him to a two-way contract on January 14, 2018. source
3-team trade with Cavaliers, Kings
Derrick Rose never played a minute for the club
- Utah acquired him on February 8, 2018 in a three-team deal with Cleveland and Sacramento, bringing the son to the franchise his father Corey played 51 games for. In June 2019 he went to Memphis in the package for Mike Conley.
- His father, Corey Crowder, also played for the Jazz — a father-and-son pair in franchise history.
- Background: He arrives on February 8, 2018 in a three-team Utah-Cleveland-Sacramento deal: Rodney Hood goes to Cleveland, Joe Johnson to Sacramento, and Utah collects Crowder and Derrick Rose (Rose is included only so that Cleveland stays under the 15-man limit, and he is waived). source
- the club gave up: Rodney Hood, Joe Johnson, Jazz option to swap 2024 second round picks with Cavaliers (?-?), $1.1M cash
signed free agent to a 10-day contract
Naz Long
signed free agent to a second 10-day contract
Naz Long
signed free agent to a 10-day contract
- The son of the franchise's greatest player signed with Utah for 2017-18, more than two decades after his father's prime in the same building.
- His father John Stockton is the NBA's all-time assists leader and played his whole career for the Jazz.
re-signed to a second 10-day contract
re-signed for the remainder of the season / multi-year contract
Out
9 LEFTtrade with Nuggets
player declined contract option
player became an unrestricted free agent
player became an unrestricted free agent
player became an unrestricted free agent
- Exit: on August 21, 2017 he signs a one-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Waived by Dallas on December 19, 2017. source
- THE REASON why the Jazz do not re-sign him is NOT documented in available sources. Do not search again. <n/a>
player became an unrestricted free agent
- DEPARTURE: Mack was NOT traded — he left as a free agent and signed with Orlando on 9 July 2017 for 2 years and 12 million (the agreement was reported on 7 July). source
renounced rights
Tyrone Wallace never played a minute for the club
signed with KK Partizan (Serbia)
waived / player became a free agent
Naz Long